Director, Middle East @RFInstitute | PhD researcher @IDS_UK | cofounder @EDGEInstitute | Husband & Father | Seeking a city to come, working for impact here
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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bi-partisan resolution reaffirming support for religious minorities in Iraq.
The effort was led by @RepSlotkin @RepJames @RepMoolenaar + advocacy from @indefchristians @IrfRoundtable and more.
The threats are not just from ISIS, "but the loss of property, erasure of religious cultural heritage, and exploitation of political representation that has led many to struggle to envision a future in the lands that their communities have called home for hundreds of years.”
The most encouraging work are local efforts addressing these threats and working to build a society that embraces human dignity and the rights and freedoms of all citizens, including religious and ethnic communities.
Read the article @vvanwilgenburg:
kurdistanchronicle.com/babat…
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🚨 USCIRF released a new contracted report by @RFInstitute that assesses the US government’s use of #CPC designations over the 25 years since #IRFA was enacted & makes recommendations to improve the effectiveness of these designations. uscirf.gov/news-room/release…
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With an election coming in the UK, religious freedom policy should be a priority issue.
At its core, religious freedom is about liberty and human dignity. It is an important foundation for flourishing societies.
Miles Windsor (@RFInstitute) @Newsweek:
newsweek.com/importance-reli…
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Today, attorneys acting on behalf of Ryan filed urgent petitions before the @UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, @DrAliceJEdwards, and the UN Working Group for Arbitrary Detention, seeking the UN's help in securing Ryan's immediate release from Taliban custody.
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"The Bruce Bill, if passed, represents a significant victory for those who’ve been fighting this cause throughout many years," Miles Windsor writing on the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill in debate @UKParliament today. | @UK_FoRBEnvoy
thecritic.co.uk/religious-fr…
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030 | Findings from @pewresearch 14th annual Global Restrictions on Religion research with Samirah Majumdar @PewReligion and @jaybark7 @RFInstitute
Listen here and most major podcast platforms:
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“Where do we want to take freedom of religion or belief in Lebanon? What is the current state? We realized we don’t have a founding document, a Lebanon produced report covering these topics”
Hear more about the National Working Group on FoRB with @fadi_hachem
026 | National Report on Freedom of Religion or Belief: Lebanon | @fadi_hachem with @jaybark7 @RFInstitute
The Middle East File is back and this episode is looking at a report on the status and opportunities for religious freedom in Lebanon:
open.spotify.com/episode/5Dq…
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THREAD: Video of discussion "Nobody’s Listening: Supporting the #Ezidi/#Yazidi Community 10 Years After Genocide" co-hosted by @USIP and @CPG_USHMM. #Iraq #Ezidi #Yezidi #ISIS #Sinjar
youtube.com/live/oThOlY-P0Mc…
So exciting to see @SamuelBrownback and @LantosSwettK kick off #IRFSummit2024! The breadth and scope of this issue is immense and the work is vital.
@susancrabtree leading a great panel on what religious freedom is and isn’t and how successful governments have been to embed religious freedom work into policy and practice across the globe. @IRF_Ambassador @Robert_Rehak @SamuelBrownback #IRFSummit2024
Important from @IRF_Ambassador: When we consider preventing genocide, we have to look at the path to genocide and how restrictions on religious freedom and incitement to violence metastasize. Civil society leadership is vital! #IRFSummit2024
“Keep fighting for us! We need you!” — a powerful refrain that highlights the vital nature of religious freedom. #IRFSummit2024
An amazing video from @IRFSummit that highlights how the whole IRF community worked together to help rescue an entire community facing deportation and certain imprisonment and instead granted freedom. #IRFSummit2024
An important conversation hosted @USIP: Supporting the Yazidi Community 10 Years After Genocide
Important voices in the conversation: Pari Ibrahim (@Free_Yezidi) @haiderelias (@YazdaOrg), @NaomiKikoler (@CPG_USHMM), @sarhangsalar (@USIP) and Amb. Beth Van Schank (@StateDept_GCJ)
Watch live: nitter.gq/usip/status/1752044320…
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Sobering discussion @USIP on 10 years after the Yazidi genocide in Iraq with @YazdaOrg @Free_Yezidi @CPG_USHMM and others. No easy answers. Justice remains elusive and 2,500 Yazidis remain unaccounted for.
